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March for America Part I : Messaging

5:45 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Immigration|March for America|Obama|Politics|Washington DC · 12 Comments

24 Mar 2010

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Some video clips from the March 21, 2010 March for America in Washington D.C.

I’ve decided to break my analysis of this past weekend’s March for America into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of my experience and perceptions.

The first part is messaging. What was the purpose of this march and was the reason why anywhere between 200,000 to 500,000 people went the same as the organizers? How did expectations and promises compare with the reality of what was said and what was experienced?

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The March for America : A Preview of Messaging, Media, and Margaritas

7:06 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Immigration|March for America|Washington DC · 3 Comments

23 Mar 2010

Depending on who you ask, between a quarter of a million people to half a million people, overwhelmingly Latinos, went to the National Mall this past Sunday in support of immigration reform in what was called the March for America.

I was there repping VivirLatino with my official media cred, pero do not expect this to be a post about who said what, because I promise you that nothing new was said. That is not a criticism of the organizers, Reform Immigration for America, who were in part responsible for my being there, but rather a larger criticism of this wing of the “movement”. I was more interested in seeing who were the people who were attending the march and why. What were their messages? Were those messages in line with what the organizers and speakers were saying? Y when all is said and done, que? Does everyone pack their signs and “si se puede” and wait for another meaningless deadline to pass?

Pero first fotos to be followed by three separate posts analyzing the events of the day from three perspectives.

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Mil gracias to the RI4A campaign, America’s Voice, y NCLR whose hardworking team support even though they know their orgs will get called to task by me. We each have our roles to play in the wider struggles. Respect. I especially want to thank Rachel LaBruyere, Jackie Mahendra, and Paco Fabian. Special shout out to the post event margaritas.

Where the March for America and the Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion Intersect

6:48 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Immigration|Iraq War|March for America|Politics · 4 Comments

19 Mar 2010

I will be at the March for America on Sunday, but the 7th Anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq is on Saturday and that is something that I have marched against. There are a flurry of protests and remembrances planned across the country and a march on Saturday in DC against the ongoing 7 year war in Iraq.

Pero why is neither side talking about where the two issues, immigration and war, intersect? Is this one of the glaring failures of “reform” movements that are single issue and don’t talk about how different policies inside the United States feed each other?

What am I talking about?

While the face of wartime motherhood in the media was Cindy Sheehan but it could have been the mother of Jose E. Ulloa, or the mother of Jesus Alberto Suarez del Solar, or the mother of a young Latino soldier whose funeral bells I could hear from my apartment, Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez. This is not an attempt to disrespect or diminish the work of Cindy Sheehan or the death of her son Casey but rather to point out, that as support for the war waned, efforts to recruit soldiers from low-income communities of color were stepped up. Recruiters targeted schools and subway stations and they still do, promising money in a tough economy and promising legal status in the midst of a broken immigration system.
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One Reason to March for America : Immigrant Health Care Needs Excuded in Reform Bill

17 Mar 2010

In just a few days the March for America will jump off and thousands of gente from comunidades across the country will arrive in D.C.. Each person will have their own individual story and reason for being there and some of the messages will even conflict pero the unifying message is justicia for migrantes and their familias.

I will be highlighting over several posts some reasons why people are heading to D.C., including why I am going, and even some issues I have with the rally itself.

One reason to attend the March for America is to demand that immigrants not be ignored when it comes to health care reform.
In recent posts here at VivirLatino, La Macha has been pointing out how the current immigration and health care system fail immigrants, especially mujeres. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), who was poised as the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Champion, has been taking heat for saying that he won’t support the current health care reform proposal on the Senate floor because it prevents undocumented immigrants from using their own money to buy into the health care exchanges.

Wait, aren’t Republicans supposed to be against telling peeps what to do with their money?
When you’re an immigrant, I guess the rules are different.

PS. I never do this, pero please click on the March for America ad on the sidebar and the NCLR banner on the top to show them that you support them supporting independent Latino media like us, even when we disagree with them

VivirLatino Will Be at the March for America, Will You?

7:44 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Events|Immigration|March for America|VivirLatino|Washington DC · 2 Comments

13 Mar 2010

Regardless of what people think of the effectiveness of the March for America, happening next Sunday, March 21st in Washington D.C., it will be a big event.

VivirLatino is happy to report that we will be on the scene covering the rally. You can read updates here on the site and get up to the minute coverage via our twitter account.

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